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The camera was anxiety inducing.
The really stressful part was the complaints about altitude. There are other 4ks in the Swiss Alps or nearby. The Gouter hut in the Mont Blanc is at 3800+ meters above sea level. Not that hard to acclimate to altitude without the challenge of climbing icy rocks in steep walls.
Same guy climbing in a gym, nicer vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsdeUBBVNM
Agree. I am a climber, and I had sweaty hands watching the video… I know this guy, and he’s a seriously strong climber…
Thank you and.. I hate you 
I am seriuosly scared of ‘outdoor heights’. I can’t bear to go anywhere near a cliff edge and always have to carefuly plan any walks in hills even to make sure there are no drops. But I am horribly captivated by videos like this. I’m guessing the camera made some of the surfaces look more vertical than they really are but all the same I watched in horror and fascination because its obviously all very very dangerous. The horrible bit was .. he was a bit scared and that made the whole thing even worse. So.. er.. thanks
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I hope you didn’t miss the bit at 20:50 when the climber next to him fell. This was crazy. The rope saved that guy.
The thing is, Magnus doesn’t seem to be attached to a rope, that climber could have easily knocked him off the mountain.
Such a maneuver is not heroic, but negligent, emphasizes Daniel Süess, professor of media psychology at the University of Zurich. “Heroic is not when you take risks that you can’t estimate.”
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The commenters (many from Switzerland allegedly) are tearing him apart.
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On the one hand it was pretty stupid, but I’m thankful for the people who attempt these extreme things.
I’m not. It only encourages others to do equally stupid things. And despite the “don’t do this at home” disclaimer some will.
It was only a happy coincidence that other climbers were present at that point and time that he didn’t likely die on that mountain.
I don’t believe he mentions if he had adequate insurance that would cover his search, rescue and removal costs. If he didn’t this means taxpayers would have to pay those costs.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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i call it ‘natural selection’. When lions, wolves, virus and bacteria have been eliminated from the equation, nature still finds other ways…
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It’s possible that the whole thing was not that out of control. It’s almost scripted like old reality TV. There is no way to independently verify if the he was really a newbie with crampons, but making that specific remark creates drama and make viewers uncomfortable. Same for effects of high altitude. No way to verify if he forego acclimation and just telling “oh my head” for drama purposes. Then comes the part about another guide calling the youtuber back to the most used path. It was a deliberate choice to show that part, it serves no other purpose than creating tension.
Maybe the issue here is Mr. youtuber farming empathy and fishing for reactions. If someone showed me this video or told the story of this climb along a few beers, I’d be worried and reacting. But, screw that…no more reaction, let nature run its course. I only feel sorry for rescue people.
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The two times he was most in danger (apart from the chance of being knocked off by another climber, or being hit by rock), were on the exposed ice slopes - because of his lack of experience, and perhaps more seriously, when he took a wrong direction going down.
It was only another climber on the route who saw him and pointed out that he was going the wrong way.
Having said that, being an accomplished rock climber probably meant he was more qualified than most to get back to the route climbing on hard rock.
Most people into climbing and other ‘more adventurous’ sports have done some really stupid things in their past. Most have survived.
I’ve got loads of stories!